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Eric Church gives rousing commencement speech: ‘Trust what your heart hears’

May 13, 2026

Eric Church’s UNC commencement speech was a sentimental homecoming for the North Carolina native. Church told graduates to embrace uncertainty, use failure as a teacher, and stay connected to the people and places that shaped them. He then performed “Carolina,” tweaking some of the lyrics for his Chapel Hill audience. Click here to hear his speech, https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/eric-church-commencement-speech-carolina-1235562066/

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